Spectacles



K. R. GITTERMAN.

. SPECTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-171N120.

Patented Aug. 3,1920.

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v To all 'wltom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Knn'r R. Gn rnRMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State of New ork, have invented new and Improved Spectacles, of' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description."

This invention relates to spectacles, and more particularly to detail construction and improvements in the frames of spectacles;

-.Especiall'y 'this invention appertains to a combinatlon' spectacle frame andshade.

The primary object of the invention is to produce new and improved spectacle frames which may be used in conjunction with eye shades so that a simple shade may be slipped into-position on the spectacle frame and held in positive engagement therewith for to'mng down and softening the intensity of light for safe guarding weak eyes.

A further object of the invention is to produce a new and improved celluloid rim or ring for binding spectacle lenses-to the end that the cellulo1d ring may have simplified means made thereon to hold the aforesaid shade.

With the above and other principal objects in view the invention has relation'to the combination and arrangement of an eye shade with a spectacle frame or with a ring binding and lens as set forth in the appended claims defining this invention, described in the following specification, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows a front or face view of a conventional type of spectacle with eye shades applied thereto, one of the shades being broken awayto show a lens in elevation. Fig. 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 to illustrate the ap- Referring now more in particular to theas usual with arim or rin facturer. Y

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 3, 1920, Application flledrebruary 17, 1920. Serial No. 359.292.

closure of this invention, wherein the same parts throughout'the several views are designated by identical reference characters, there is shown the usual form of spectacle bridge frame 6. The spectacle lenses 7 are provided sition upon the spectacle lens. his operation of mounting the lens within the ring is known to those skilled in the a'rt.-

My invention more in particular relates to 8 constructed of means in conjunction with any kind of spectacle ring or surroundin rim for holding a comparatively thin an light-weight ey e shade on the lens for protecting the eyes from bright light and sun glare. This ac-' complishment of my invention is efiected through the use of small hooks 9 made in the form of an integral lug or stud upon the celluloid ring. 11 the manufacture of the rings 9, whether theyaremade of celluloid,

metal or other materials, there is integrally formed the hook 9 by any approved manu facturing method at the time the rings 8 are made at the factory and sold to the spindle trade. The hooks 9 are very small in size and are slightly spaced from the body ofthe ring, as more particularly s own in Fig. 4:. Any number of hooks 9 may be made on the rim, and applied to either one or both sides thereof. It is more practical, however, to space the hooks diametricall opposite one another, as shown in Fig. 1. The hooks provide receptacles and positive holding means to receive an eye shade.

An eye shade 10 is cut from sheet celluloid, or ma be made of any suitable transparent materlal. Celluloid is the most practical, since it is not easily broken and is comparatively inexpensive for this purpose. The

size and shape-to the lens 7 and ring 8 of the p spectacle in order that it may he slipped into position and held by the hooks 9 provided for "that purpose. The celluloid shade pieces 10 are shaded in any desirable color, such as emerald, amber, crimson, orotherwise to suit the particular desire of the manu- The eye shades 10 used in combination 7 with spectacles having lens ring binders with I hooks, will reserve and protect weak eyes from undue shadev spectacles. easy-to remove .and replace, and when not in use may. be safely carried in the pocket or int. spectacle case. The small hooks 9 are so deslgned and constructed, and are of such minimal size as to be unnoticeable and not objectionable to any one who desires a new and improved combinationspectacle.

Having thus described my invention, what I ight intensity and relieve one of. the necessity of carr mg aseparate pair of he eye shades '10 are .a ring mounted on the lens, and hooks provided on' the ring to receive and holda shade. '3. Celluloid s ectacle rims for binding lenses of spectac es, comprising a ring to'be snappedin position on, a lens, and integral shade.

4:. The combination with a celluloid bind ing rim for spectacle lenses of hooks formed on said rim, and a'celluloid eye shade engagable by said hooks to hold the shade positioned over the lenses for rotecting the eyes from the intensity of" lig t.

-5. A flexible binder mm for lenses, commetrically opposed hooks formed on said ring for the reception ofa protective shade, whereby to position the same over the lens.

' KURT R.- GITTERMAN.

prising a rim ada ted to besnapped in posi- 'tion over the perimeter of a lens, and dia- '25 hooks formed; on the. ring to hold an eye 

